December 24, 2017
By Lisa Rieck
Spiritual Disciplines of Advent and Christmas: Worship

It’s easy to sing carols and praise God for sending Jesus on Christmas Eve and Christmas day, with candles glowing and people you love around you. It is harder (at least for me) to look ahead at a brand new untouched year and praise him for what he will do in that year. To do that, we have to ask if we really believe that he can only, ever, work for the good of those he loves.

December 20, 2017
By Brenda Jo Wong
Struggling on Christmas? Jesus Understands

How can we celebrate Christmas when we struggle with unresolved feelings of hurt and sadness for ourselves, our loved ones, and the world?

December 18, 2017
By Paula Frances Price
Spiritual Disciplines of Advent: Prayer

Advent is full of the trappings of the coming of God. But often, among the church services, the charitable donations, and the renditions of “O Holy Night,” we miss God. Like Zechariah, we can be so busy creating space for God to dwell that we forget to prepare our own hearts.

December 04, 2017
By Brenda Jo Wong
Spiritual Disciplines of Advent: Fasting

In this “hurried life,” how can we find more time with God? And how can we go deeper with God this Advent season when shopping, parties, and Christmas events get added to an already packed schedule?

December 01, 2017
By Jason Gaboury
Living with a Death-Defying Hope

The Bible refers to death as a great enemy. In American culture, there are two ways we usually deal with death: denial and despair. But Scripture offers a different way.

November 28, 2017
By Paula Frances Price
The Story Isn’t About You

I love being the center of attention. However, when I think my life is about me, I limit my ability to see the life God has called me to and I stop myself from having the courage to follow him on an amazing adventure.

November 24, 2017
By Andrew McCarty
Aligning Ourselves with God’s Generosity

As we stare down the arrival of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, I wonder what it would look like for us to cultivate excitement about what we can give rather than expectation of what we’ll receive.

November 18, 2017
By Rachel Kuhn
Being Good Guests in the Land

At Thanksgiving we are guests at God’s table of healing and grace. As good guests, we receive his grace and forgiveness and carry it out into the world to be agents of healing, even in the places where we have brought the brokenness.

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